- Year
- 1997
- Vehicle Model
- 80 Series
- Mileage
- 318000
- Color
- Tan
- Outside Link
- https://www.facebook.com/share/177VWyxEnJ/
LAND CRUISER LIFE STARTER KIT
Edit: Asking $12,000 $10,000
"Some vehicles are bought with logic. This one is bought with nerve."
This is not an ad for a mall crawler, or a trailer queen. This is an ad for a 1997 Toyota Land Cruiser that will outlive cockroaches and governments if you give it the occasional oil change. A full-metal freedom machine with just enough rust, and raw mechanical truth to terrify your HOA and make your ex question everything.
Title’s clean. Engine runs great. Frame’s cleaner than most Midwest trucks. The rust adds flavor.
Drive it away like a red-blooded American — wrapped in fireworks, soaked in gasoline, and daring the gods to stop you.
This is not a soft suburban SUV. It’s a fire-breathing, axle-twisting, gear-grinding juggernaut born to survive landslides, oil starvation, and family camping trips that end in therapy.
318,000 miles of loyal service.
I've driven this truck to the top of the UP, and down to Kentucky. It's conquered Moab and explored Ouray. It'd do it again tomorrow with the same level of anxiety I feel brushing my teeth. Zero drama.
This truck will go absolutely anywhere, any distance on the highway, then wheel like no other, then run you home no issues.
THE MECHANICALS:
1FZ-FE 4.5L Inline 6 – Runs smooth
4-speed automatic – shifts like a dream
Triple Locked!
Drives smooth all day at 70
Converted to part-time 4x4
4" lift with OME Shocks
35" KO2 Tires - Nearly new!
4.88 gears
Panhard correction kit
Custom Front and Rear Bumpers
Heavy duty Iron Pig Offroad skid plate
Heavy duty Bowfin Cruisers rock sliders
CX Racing Stainless Header
17 Gallon aux fuel tank w/transfer pump - 500 miles of range!
PIAA offroad lights
Snorkel
Front CV driveshaft
Depo Headlights and Tail lights
Blue Sea aux fuse panel
Headgasket done as PM ~65k miles ago
Sound Deadening
Alpine Headunit
Redarc brake controller
bhicks Cup holders
Blue Sea Dual USB Charger
Yellowbox Speedo Correction
New Starter
New Battery
AC and heat work great
New exhaust
New plugs
New brakes
Rebuilt steering box
LSPV / ABS Delete
Fresh OEM valve seals!
Flaws:
THE TRUTH:
This Land Cruiser is not Excellent, not Very Good, and maybe not even Good by Kelley Blue Book standards—but by God, it’s a high-functioning Fair. The kind of "Fair" that gets you across state lines without wondering which roadside diner you’ll be stranded in. It’s the kind of “Fair” you can trust to get you home, even if “home” is 900 miles away and uphill both ways.
This Cruiser has been enthusiast owned for most of it’s life and it shows! I bought the truck with the plan to LS swap it in the future, but this thing runs too good as-is to really want to rip it apart. I have another LS swapped 80, and I can’t keep both.
Body Damage? Surprisingly little for a truck that's been to the ends of the earth and back. Dents and dings are prevalent, but no major damage.
Rust? Yes. Originally a KY to MO to MI truck (10 years in MI). It’s seen salted roads and is 28 years old. There is rust in the rockers and rear quarters. Frame and axles were sand blasted and painted by the PO and are still in good shape.
Was supercharged for a while - removed by PO several years ago
THE VIBE:
Interior is decent. Seats are leather and torn. Stereo works. AC works. Very quiet and comfortable inside, family friendly.
I’ve run out of excuses to have three Land Cruisers and was forced to make Sophie’s Choice between this beast, my 62 Fire Truck and my LS Swapped 80. My loss is your gain.
LOCATION:
Located: Pinckney, Michigan
Willing to work with out-of-state buyers.
Bring cash and courage.
More pics available upon request – interior, undercarriage, rocker, VIN, etc.
Edit: Asking $
"Some vehicles are bought with logic. This one is bought with nerve."
This is not an ad for a mall crawler, or a trailer queen. This is an ad for a 1997 Toyota Land Cruiser that will outlive cockroaches and governments if you give it the occasional oil change. A full-metal freedom machine with just enough rust, and raw mechanical truth to terrify your HOA and make your ex question everything.
Title’s clean. Engine runs great. Frame’s cleaner than most Midwest trucks. The rust adds flavor.
Drive it away like a red-blooded American — wrapped in fireworks, soaked in gasoline, and daring the gods to stop you.
This is not a soft suburban SUV. It’s a fire-breathing, axle-twisting, gear-grinding juggernaut born to survive landslides, oil starvation, and family camping trips that end in therapy.
318,000 miles of loyal service.
I've driven this truck to the top of the UP, and down to Kentucky. It's conquered Moab and explored Ouray. It'd do it again tomorrow with the same level of anxiety I feel brushing my teeth. Zero drama.
This truck will go absolutely anywhere, any distance on the highway, then wheel like no other, then run you home no issues.
THE MECHANICALS:
1FZ-FE 4.5L Inline 6 – Runs smooth 4-speed automatic – shifts like a dream Triple Locked! Drives smooth all day at 70 Converted to part-time 4x4 4" lift with OME Shocks 35" KO2 Tires - Nearly new! 4.88 gears Panhard correction kit Custom Front and Rear Bumpers Heavy duty Iron Pig Offroad skid plate Heavy duty Bowfin Cruisers rock sliders CX Racing Stainless Header 17 Gallon aux fuel tank w/transfer pump - 500 miles of range! PIAA offroad lights Snorkel Front CV driveshaft Depo Headlights and Tail lights Blue Sea aux fuse panel Headgasket done as PM ~65k miles ago Sound Deadening Alpine Headunit Redarc brake controller bhicks Cup holders Blue Sea Dual USB Charger Yellowbox Speedo Correction New Starter New Battery AC and heat work great New exhaust New plugs New brakes Rebuilt steering box LSPV / ABS Delete Fresh OEM valve seals!Flaws:
THE TRUTH:
This Land Cruiser is not Excellent, not Very Good, and maybe not even Good by Kelley Blue Book standards—but by God, it’s a high-functioning Fair. The kind of "Fair" that gets you across state lines without wondering which roadside diner you’ll be stranded in. It’s the kind of “Fair” you can trust to get you home, even if “home” is 900 miles away and uphill both ways.
This Cruiser has been enthusiast owned for most of it’s life and it shows! I bought the truck with the plan to LS swap it in the future, but this thing runs too good as-is to really want to rip it apart. I have another LS swapped 80, and I can’t keep both.
Body Damage? Surprisingly little for a truck that's been to the ends of the earth and back. Dents and dings are prevalent, but no major damage. Rust? Yes. Originally a KY to MO to MI truck (10 years in MI). It’s seen salted roads and is 28 years old. There is rust in the rockers and rear quarters. Frame and axles were sand blasted and painted by the PO and are still in good shape. Was supercharged for a while - removed by PO several years agoTHE VIBE:
Interior is decent. Seats are leather and torn. Stereo works. AC works. Very quiet and comfortable inside, family friendly.
I’ve run out of excuses to have three Land Cruisers and was forced to make Sophie’s Choice between this beast, my 62 Fire Truck and my LS Swapped 80. My loss is your gain.
LOCATION:
Located: Pinckney, Michigan
Willing to work with out-of-state buyers.
Bring cash and courage.
More pics available upon request – interior, undercarriage, rocker, VIN, etc.
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